Supramolecular Materials (PI: Svetlana Klyatskaya)

Hierarchical surface-confined self-assembly

Molecular systems can be assembled by a surface-confined read-out process of the information from their components (organic molecules, metal ions, complexes, etc.) expressing hierarchy, functionality and complexity at the organizational level.

Self-organization close/far from equilibrium

The crossover to real self-organization occurs in organizational processes close to the equilibrium by emergence of features as self-recognition, self-correction and self-selection. Out-of equilibrium complex systems are under investigation.

Aromatic molecules with ethynyl bonds at their periphery are C-C coupled by a surface-catalyzed reaction to 2D Graphdiynes, a new 2D-Nanocarbon material partially consisting of sp-carbon atoms (in collaboration with J.V Barth, München).